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i want to save medicare. he cut $716 billion out of medicare. that went right out of benefits. and he kept saying that over and over and over again. you know that's not true. i know that's not true. all of the fact checkers have said that's not true. president obama did not say last night it's not true. and if you don't rebut it, you let it stand so people watching are going to believe that crap. we know the truth. that $716 billion didn't come out of benefits. it was $716 billion in savings from getting rid of cleaning up the system and getting rid of fraud and getting rid of misrepresentation, getting rid of overpayments on the part of insurance companies which have been stealing that money. it didn't come out of benefits. it came out of -- again, out of the insurance companies and their misrepresentation and their fraud and the $716 billion were $716 billion in savings identified by republicans and included in paul ryan's budget which republicans in the house voted for twice. and which mitt romney supported. why didn't the president say that? he never said it. never rebutted
i want to save medicare. he cut $716 billion out of medicare. that went right out of benefits. and he kept saying that over and over and over again. you know that's not true. i know that's not true. all of the fact checkers have said that's not true. president obama did not say last night it's not true. and if you don't rebut it, you let it stand so people watching are going to believe that crap. we know the truth. that $716 billion didn't come out of benefits. it was $716 billion in savings...
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they want to take away social security and medicare. everything else people have invested in has fallen away. >> that's what i believe and that's why i think this election is probably the most important election in my lifetime. >> that's right. thank you for calling in. we are going to talk about paul ryan. if you have that sound peter i want to hear what paul ryan had to say with this thing about vice president biden. he did sometimes what uncle joe does. sometimes uncle joe misspeaks and he said that the middle class were being buried for the last four years. he meant as he said normally, the middle class are being buried by the same policies of the romney-ryan crowd and george bush, but he messed it up a little bit. they tried to jump on it at the paul ryan rally. >> of course the middle class has been buried, by regulations taxes, borrowing they're being buried by the obama administration's economic failures. >> we know that actually the obama administration is responsible for taking us from 800,000 jobs being lost to gaining over 1
they want to take away social security and medicare. everything else people have invested in has fallen away. >> that's what i believe and that's why i think this election is probably the most important election in my lifetime. >> that's right. thank you for calling in. we are going to talk about paul ryan. if you have that sound peter i want to hear what paul ryan had to say with this thing about vice president biden. he did sometimes what uncle joe does. sometimes uncle joe...
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and medicare. among seniors in florida president obama is up 51 to 47. not as big a lead but a 4-point lead. why? because of paul ryan and mitt romney's stand on medicare. it's not selling. they said they wanted this debate on medicare. they got it and they're losing it. people know that paul ryan and mitt romney would do away with medicare and replace it with voucher care. and when you add it all up, cbs and "the new york times" say that at this point today with 40 days to go, president obama has 255 electoral votes. figure that. 255 electoral votes. he needs 270 to win. so he's within just a few inches there. just within touching distance of getting up to 270. what's mitt romney say about the whole thing? mitt romney says oh, no, no big deal. i'm not concerned at all. >> romney: well, i'm very pleased with some polls, less so with other polls but frankly at this early stage polls go up, polls go down. >> bill: first of all it's not that early. 40 days left. and two all the polls, all the polls show him going down, down, down. but look i've been in that
and medicare. among seniors in florida president obama is up 51 to 47. not as big a lead but a 4-point lead. why? because of paul ryan and mitt romney's stand on medicare. it's not selling. they said they wanted this debate on medicare. they got it and they're losing it. people know that paul ryan and mitt romney would do away with medicare and replace it with voucher care. and when you add it all up, cbs and "the new york times" say that at this point today with 40 days to go,...
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mostly about tax policy, medicare policy. i mean it's hardly all about personal attacks and -- >> john: on the campaign level, if you go to the comment section on news web sites there was never an uglier in history. lance is calling from huntington beach in california. you're on the "bill press show." >> caller: thank you for taking my call. >> john: sure. >> caller: when romney named ryan, i told my republican brother-in-law it was over because it is politics 101 you run toward your base in the primary and toward the center in the general. romney did not do that. >> john: i agree. >> caller: it shows his weakness because he kowtowed to his base rather than doing what he was supposed to do. may i say something else? >> john: please. >> caller: if ryan doesn't like collectivist action, why is he working in congress? >> john: oh! >> caller: which is a collectivist body. furthermore, does he want to eliminate the vote because when we vote, we vote collectively to choose our leaders. thank you. >> john: thank you very much. he di
mostly about tax policy, medicare policy. i mean it's hardly all about personal attacks and -- >> john: on the campaign level, if you go to the comment section on news web sites there was never an uglier in history. lance is calling from huntington beach in california. you're on the "bill press show." >> caller: thank you for taking my call. >> john: sure. >> caller: when romney named ryan, i told my republican brother-in-law it was over because it is politics...
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even among seniors florida where most people are seniors medicare and social security. a 51% to 47%. president obama is leading among seniors. it is among white men that's the only group supporting mitt romney. again, i can't figure it out. president obama did -- among all men, particularly by the way white men among all men in 2008, i checked this morning he beat john mccain by just one point. 49 to 48. but among white men in 2008, he lost by 16 points to john mccain. among white males so far in 2012 romney leads -- you heard some of the leads among other groups but among white males romney over obama 60% to 34%. a 26-point lead among white males. i don't get it. i guess the question is what's wrong with white males. other question is can white males alone save mitt romney? i don't think so. i would love your take on this. help us figure it out. 1-800-steph-12. look what is it about white men? is it they're afraid of losing their job? they're afraid of losing their homes? they're afraid of not getting ahead in the world? they're afraid they won't be able to take care o
even among seniors florida where most people are seniors medicare and social security. a 51% to 47%. president obama is leading among seniors. it is among white men that's the only group supporting mitt romney. again, i can't figure it out. president obama did -- among all men, particularly by the way white men among all men in 2008, i checked this morning he beat john mccain by just one point. 49 to 48. but among white men in 2008, he lost by 16 points to john mccain. among white males so far...